Google briefly labelled Google.com as “partly dangerous.” The automated warning appears to be a quirk caused by hosted content. The warning came on Google’s own Transparency Report page, which includes details of its Safe Browsing technology. That’s the database that gives warnings in Google’s search tools and the Chrome browser when pointing to a potentially risky […]
It seems you can stick “smart” in front of any household object these days and that’s what’s supposedly happened with a $1,750 mattress that catches out cheating partners. For the sake of humanity, one hopes it’s a prank, but if so it’s an elaborate one, to the point of filming what’s purported to be a […]
Amazon is to offer a month-by-month subscription to its Instant Video package in the US. It’ll be poor value for permanent subscribers, but may win over those who like to pick and choose. The company already offered standalone video subscriptions in some markets, including the United Kingdom, but until now American customers could only get […]
Microsoft is suing the Department of Justice to demand the right to tell users when it gives officials access to personal data. The company says forcing it to keep such searches a secret is a double constitutional violation. The case centers on the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which dates back to 1986 and extends the […]
The new head of AMC Entertainment says the movie theater chain may welcome and even encourage customers using cellphones during some screenings. Speaking to Variety, Adam Aron said the company needed to “reshape” the movie theater product to attract millennials who don’t have the habit of attending movies in the same way as their predecessors. […]
A new authentication program could warn you if a USB-C cable risks frying your laptop. It could also develop into a security measure. The performance of USB-C cables appears to be somewhat mixed, largely because many sold under that name fall short of the actual specification. That inspired dozens of harsh but detailed reviews from […]
The makers of online game Rust have gone a step beyond adding female characters to the game. Fifty percent of players will now be playing as a woman (or man!) whether they like it or not. Until last week, all the character models were male. Now the game is randomly assigning a male or female […]
It took only three decades but the secret to beating Piston Honda in Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out has been discovered. Beating the gargantuan fighters has of course always been possible, particularly if you can land a punch at a precise moment when they leave themselves vulnerable. The problem is that the window of opportunity is so […]
An explicit podcast about furries went out on several US radio stations after a somewhat bizarre hacking incident. Listeners to at least three stations were unexpectedly treated to most or all of an episode of FurCast, a podcast for people with a very particular interest in anthropomorphised animals, often in the form of adults wearing […]
The FBI says the solution it found to accessing data on the San Bernadino shooter’s iPhone won’t work for most later models. It also confirmed that it paid money for the solution. FBI director James Comey said the bureau is still weighing up whether to hand over details of the method it used to allow […]